Repair install - not reading files properly

[Guest JMB]

I had a problem with blank Device Manager after running SP3 on my desktop.

 

I was given various suggestions on fixing this by MSoft but eventually came

to a Repair Install then Clean Install if that did not work.

 

I did the Repair Install and all went well until it was reading in the

various xxxxxx.dl_ files from the CD-ROM. It kept failing to open these.

 

I used BROWSE and could see them on the CD-ROM but it would not open the file.

 

I tried the other CD drive but was the same.

 

I eventually found the same file on the C:\WINDOWS folder manually and used

that to keep the install going even though they might be the wrong version.

 

It worked in a fashion but there were a couple of minor problems.

 

I tried again yesterday and the same happened again but this time I had

prepared for it by putting a copy of the XP installation disc on both C: and

D: drive. Again it could see the required files but would not open. I just

clicked to ignore each file - it must have loaded many others with no problem.

 

There were a few error messages from the display drivers but it seemed OK so

I then ran SP3. This seemed to work OK and apart from a bit of time sorting

out the display drivers all is OK now.

 

Just wondering why it had this problem reading the files in, just in case I

ever need to this again.

 

 

Martin

 

PS

 

Device Manager now OK

 

 

--

JMB

[Guest sgopus]

RE: Repair install - not reading files properly

 

either your cd drive is going bad, or the cd itself has developed a scratch.

 

"JMB" wrote:

> I had a problem with blank Device Manager after running SP3 on my desktop.

>

> I was given various suggestions on fixing this by MSoft but eventually came

> to a Repair Install then Clean Install if that did not work.

>

> I did the Repair Install and all went well until it was reading in the

> various xxxxxx.dl_ files from the CD-ROM. It kept failing to open these.

>

> I used BROWSE and could see them on the CD-ROM but it would not open the file.

>

> I tried the other CD drive but was the same.

>

> I eventually found the same file on the C:\WINDOWS folder manually and used

> that to keep the install going even though they might be the wrong version.

>

> It worked in a fashion but there were a couple of minor problems.

>

> I tried again yesterday and the same happened again but this time I had

> prepared for it by putting a copy of the XP installation disc on both C: and

> D: drive. Again it could see the required files but would not open. I just

> clicked to ignore each file - it must have loaded many others with no problem.

>

> There were a few error messages from the display drivers but it seemed OK so

> I then ran SP3. This seemed to work OK and apart from a bit of time sorting

> out the display drivers all is OK now.

>

> Just wondering why it had this problem reading the files in, just in case I

> ever need to this again.

>

>

> Martin

>

> PS

>

> Device Manager now OK

>

>

> --

> JMB

>

[Guest Martin]

RE: Repair install - not reading files properly

 

I have two copies of the XP CD-ROM, one had never been opened, I made a

backup copy of the CD-ROM also and that behaved the same.

 

I did not get an error message, just the files would not open.

 

It was different files each time.

 

Never had any reason to suspect my CD/DVD drives previously and both drives

behaved the same.

 

MB

 

"sgopus" wrote:

> either your cd drive is going bad, or the cd itself has developed a scratch.

>

> "JMB" wrote:

>

> > I had a problem with blank Device Manager after running SP3 on my desktop.

> >

> > I was given various suggestions on fixing this by MSoft but eventually came

> > to a Repair Install then Clean Install if that did not work.

> >

> > I did the Repair Install and all went well until it was reading in the

> > various xxxxxx.dl_ files from the CD-ROM. It kept failing to open these.

> >

> > I used BROWSE and could see them on the CD-ROM but it would not open the file.

> >

> > I tried the other CD drive but was the same.

> >

> > I eventually found the same file on the C:\WINDOWS folder manually and used

> > that to keep the install going even though they might be the wrong version.

> >

> > It worked in a fashion but there were a couple of minor problems.

> >

> > I tried again yesterday and the same happened again but this time I had

> > prepared for it by putting a copy of the XP installation disc on both C: and

> > D: drive. Again it could see the required files but would not open. I just

> > clicked to ignore each file - it must have loaded many others with no problem.

> >

> > There were a few error messages from the display drivers but it seemed OK so

> > I then ran SP3. This seemed to work OK and apart from a bit of time sorting

> > out the display drivers all is OK now.

> >

> > Just wondering why it had this problem reading the files in, just in case I

> > ever need to this again.

> >

> >

> > Martin

> >

> > PS

> >

> > Device Manager now OK

> >

> >

> > --

> > JMB

> >